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The entertainer Rolf Harris is behind bars tonight, beginning his

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sentence for indecent assaults against children.

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Any word for your victims, Mr Harris? The 84-year-old has been

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sentenced to five years and nine months. One woman tells of her

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ordeal over 40 years ago. Actually at the time I felt that I was going

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to be rained. -- going to be raped and it was very

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scary. Tonight, as more alleged victims come forward the

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Attorney-General has been asked to consider whether the sentence is too

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lenient. The former News of the World editor, Andy Coulson, is also

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in jail this evening, beginning an 18 month sentence for phone hacking.

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Thousands attend the sentence of a 17-year-old Palestinian thought to

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have been killed in revenge for the murder of three Israeli teenagers.

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I name this ship Queen Elizabeth. May God bless her and all who sail

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in her. Named with a malt whisky, the US's

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largest warship sails into a debate over Scottish independence even

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before it hit the water. Red, white and yellow - Yorkshire prepares for

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the Tour de France this Later on BBC London - forced out by

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the cost of living. London's ambulance service warns of a

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recruitment service. The mayor says he will step in to help save the

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free school for these children. Good evening. The entertainer and

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artist Rolf Harris is spending his first night behind bars having been

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sentenced to five years and nine months for indecently assaulting

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girls. His youngest victim was eight years old. The judge said he showed

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no remorse for his crimes and used his status to take advantage of the

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girls' trust. He told him, your reputation lies in ruin, you have

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no-one to blame but yourself. Rolf Harris normally loves the

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cameras. This morning, he tried to avoid them. He slipped away from his

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plush riverside home sitting in the back of a boat, for this, his final

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morning of freedom. Any word for your victims, Mr

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Harris? Any word for your victims? There was no escaping the cameras

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when he arrived for sentencing. On the walk into court something made

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him smile briefly. It was the only emotion we all day.

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Why won't you apologise? There were strong feelings from those he

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abused. One woman bumped into him on holiday in Malta. 44 years later,

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her identity protected by the court. You think about being abused.

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And I was abused. Without being asked. Without having

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a relationship with that person. It was straight, it was an abuse. I

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almost at the time felt I was going to be raped.

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And it was very scary. Very scary. In court, behind him in

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the dock were two little bags packed. One matched his tie. He knew

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where he was going. The judge described the crimes. These were

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indecent assaults according to the laws of the '70s. These days, we

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call it something different - sexual assault by penetration. The victims'

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ages, 15, 13, eight. The judge said, you have shown no remorse for your

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crimes at all: He reminded the court this was a man

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who had been on television for more than 50 years. He didn't mention the

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catchphrase he had back in the '60s. I had a curious catchphrase I use at

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every available opportunity. If there was a bang, or somebody said,

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hey, you! I would say without thinking, I never touched her, your

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honour. It was a joke, but not for his victims. His daughter's friend

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said she felt the years of abuse had left her feeling dirty, grubby and

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disgusting. The woman he assaulted when she was just eight, said:

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When the sentence was read out, his wife's seat in court was empty. She

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was too ill to attend. Watching the TV coverage was a woman who had been

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assaulted when she met him for an interview. Justice, she feels, has

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been done. He's 84. He is an old man. He has health problems. He

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didn't take into account his victims' ages when he preyed on

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them, some of them as young as seven or eight. His daughter's friend, 13,

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for many years. His daughter, Bindi, his only child, had stood by him

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throughout. This was, the judge said, a betrayal of trust, both of

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that 13-year-old's family. And then there's the celebrity, the fame, the

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image. Of course, parents and children had trust in him. He was

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Rolf Harris. And he betrayed it.

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Take this TV programme - no-one questioned a 16-year-old being given

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the job of looking after him. She became one of two women he assaulted

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that day. 36 years on, she sees punishment,

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but no remorse. I wish we could do something more than send him to

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prison. It has only hit home today by pleading not guilty he's taken no

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responsibility. A man whose life then has been a celebration of fun

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and childhood innocence, left court a convicted abuser of children, in a

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speeding van, bound for prison. Our home affairs correspondent is

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with me now. Rolf Harris has just begun his first night behind bars.

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What do we know about what his circumstances are likely to be,

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where he's being held? Someone who knows the prison system well said to

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me this evening, jails are not designed for old men. Now, tonight

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Rolf Harris will undoubtingly be on his own, possibly in what is called

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a first night unit or in a health care unit, possibly. As a high

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profile paedophile, he's in a very vulnerable position in the prison

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system. Now, in the coming days he'll be assessed and a decision

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will be made on where he should be moved to. If he's going to make any

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progress at all during the sentence, he will have to engage with what's

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called the sex offender treatment programme and, as part of that, he

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will have to acknowledge his guilt and the damage he's done to his

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victims. Of course, this is something he's failed to do so far.

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Now, just some other strands to this story - Rolf Harris was told today

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he will not face a separate trial on allegations that he downloaded

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sexual images of children. But of course, as we know, since this

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current trial, more women have come forward with complaints that he

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assaulted them. This is in the UK, Australia and New Zealand, so he

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could potentially face further charges. Also, the Attorney General

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was asked today by members of the public to look at this sentence,

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this five years and nine months because some are complaining it is

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not harsh enough. Potentially the sentence could go back to the Court

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of Appeal. All in all, it seems the Rolf Harris story may not be over

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yet. Thank you. The Prime Minister's former head of

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communications, Andy Coulson, has been sentenced to 18 months for

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phone hacking during his time as editor of the News of the World. The

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judge at the Old Bailey said Coulson was largely to blame for the hacking

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of public figures and victims of crime. He described the intercepting

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of a call on the mobile of Milly Dowler as "unforgiveable."

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It was the day a judge literally defined the limits of press freedom.

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Among those heading to bell marsh this -- to Belmarsh Prison this

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afternoon, Andy Coulson. This morning, Coulson had arrived at

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the Old Bailey without his wife, who was looking after their three

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children. The four other men convicted in this

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case stood alongside him in the doctor sentencing.

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Mr Coulson, the judge said, has to take the major share of the blame

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for phone hacking. He jailed him for 18 months - the maximum possible

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sentence is two years. Chief reporter, Neville Thurlbeck and news

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editor Greg Miskiw were each jailed for six months. Another news editor,

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a four-month suspended sentence and the private investigator who did the

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hacking, Glenn Mulcaire, six months, suspended.

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Mr Mulcaire, do you have a statement to make? The judge told Mulcaire,

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you are the lucky one, because he had served a prison sentence for

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phone hacking, the judge decided against jailing him again, but

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described the previous sentence as too short.

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Mulcaire's notebooks reveal some of what the judge said were thousands

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of phone hacks. So many that at one point he sent an e-mail says he

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couldn't cope. The victims included politicians, celebrities and

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royalty. The judge focussed on the hacking of Milly Dowler's phone,

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noting how the paper had delayed telling police about a message they

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had listened to that suggested she was still alive.

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Police think the victims of the 7/7 bombings were also targeted by the

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News of the World. Among them the family of David Foulkes, killed at

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Edgware Road. We cannot understand why anybody would think that cheap

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headlines are a good way to get a story was to invade somebody's life

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at the deepest and darkest points of their life. It is a scandal that has

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seen journalists jailed as the public debates the meaning of a free

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press. Reporters need to know, the judge said, that punishment will

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follow if breaches of the criminal law are proved.

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The Prime Minister, who has apologised for bringing Andy Coulson

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into Downing Street, echoed the judge's sentiments.

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What it says is it is right that justice should be done and no-one is

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above the law, as I have always said. Thank you.

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A close friend of Andy Coulson told me she spoke to him as he travelled

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to court this morning. He has decided he'll find a positive out of

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this. He'll deal with it. He says it is what it is and he hopes to come

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out of the other side stronger. Andy Coulson is tonight in a prison cell,

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perhaps reflecting on the judge's comments on his role in phone

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hacking. He knew about it and encouraged it, when he should have

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stopped it. Over 100 Imams across the country

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have used Friday preyers to urge -- prayers to urge young men not to go

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to fight. They have come together to urge people not to go to the call

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for jihad. Friday prayers at Burnley mosque. In

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this, the Muslim holy month. Today, over 100 prayer leaders, Imams from

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across the country have written an open letter, urging Muslims not to

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go to fight and avoid sectarian divisions. All the Imams I am aware

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of are committed to this statement. We as British Imams are doing

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everything in our capability to get the message - a mosque is only one

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of those platforms, using social media, using outlets to ensure the

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message goes out to everyone who might be inclined to take part and

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go and travel to Syria. Mosques all over Britain show none

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of the violent ideology you see in these jihadist propaganda videos.

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Today's open letter by British Imams urging young men not to fight in

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Syria will be welcomed by many. The problem is the radicalisation does

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not happen in the mosques, it is mostly on the internet and it is

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frightening how quickly young men's minds can turn to extremism. Amidst

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the malstrom of Syria's horrific civil war up to 500 British

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jihadists have gone to join groups. The BBC spoke to one man who has

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been there for a year now. I don't want to come back to what I

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left behind. There's nothing in Britain. It is a pure evil. If and

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when I come back to Britain, it will be when this Islamic state comes to

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conquer Britain and I come to raise the black flag over Downing Street,

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over Buckingham Palace, over Tower Bridge and over Big Ben. These are

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views completely alien to most British Muslims. What makes someone

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give up a life here to quite possibly die over there?

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Inside Al-Qaeda one convert got a unique insight into jihadist

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thinking. It is a religious call for them. They believe they must join up

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with their brothers in the struggle. This unity over there and to join up

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with the Islamic army and fight the disbelievers. This is the aim. These

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are uncomfortable times for Britain's peaceful Muslim

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communities. They can only wish that the conflict in Syria and the

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unwelcome publicity will end soon. Police in the south

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of France have detained a mother accused of stabbing to death her

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child's teacher in front of a class of five and six-year-olds.

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The attack happened in Albi, near Toulouse, shortly after

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the school opened this morning. The French President,

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Francois Hollande, said it was an "awful tragedy".

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More than 2000 people have attended the funeral of the Palestinian

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teenager who was murdered in a suspected revenge attack.

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17-year-old Mohammed Abu Khdeir was kidnapped and killed on Wednesday,

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just days after three Israeli teenagers were found dead

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in a field in the West Bank. From East Jerusalem, James Reynolds

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has sent this report. Palestinian mourners, clearing away

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for the coffin of Mohammed Abu Khdeir.

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He is buried near his home in East Jerusalem, the city the Palestinians

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want as their capital. At least 70 Palestinian children have been

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killed in the past five years. But the abduction and killing of this

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16-year-old, so soon after the killing of three Israeli teenagers,

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stands out. Mohammed's father here accepts condolences. Mohammed was

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one of his seven children. Israel is investigating his son's death, but

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he will not wait for an official answer.

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TRANSLATION: My son was killed by Israeli settlers. They killed him

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and burned him. We know who did this. Naftali Fraenkel, on the left

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of the poster, was one of the three Israeli teenagers found dead on

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Monday. His family want justice for them, and also from a hammered. --

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also for Mohammed. It is very simple. A murder is a murderer. When

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we read in the Bible, thou shalt not kill, it does not say a jute, Arab

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or Christian. Murder is murder and a killer, regardless of race or motive

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should be brought to justice. Israel has sent forces to the edge of the

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Gaza script -- the Gaza Strip. Israel says that Hamas is

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responsible for killing its teenagers. Palestinians inside

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Gaza, here shopping for Ramadan, fear Israel attacks. Almost 2

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million Palestinians are crowded into this strip of land. There are

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rumours that Hamas fire rockets and do not accept Israel's right to

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exist, but many do not want war. TRANSLATION: Look at the air strikes

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against the people. The children are afraid to play outside. They did not

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carry lanterns and rejoiced during Ramadan. Children are saying they

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fear the air strikes and they fear they might be killed. We demand a

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cease-fire. And in east Jerusalem, Palestinians call for justice for

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16-year-old Mohammed. This week has shown Israel is and is now

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Palestinians that their children, their teenagers are often the most

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vulnerable. The young pay the price for a conflict waged by adults. This

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week has left parents on each side more frightened and more angry.

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Israelis and Palestinians share suffering, but not necessarily

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understanding. James Reynolds, BBC News, juristic them. -- Jerusalem.

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has sent this report. The Queen has officially named the

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largest warship ever built for the Royal Navy, HMS Queen Elizabeth.

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The mammoth aircraft carrier, which stretches the length

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of the Houses of Parliament, has already attracted its fair share

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of criticism, over-budget, behind schedule and with no aircraft.

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And as Caroline Wyatt reports, the ship has also taken on new symbolic

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importance ahead of this year's referendum on Scottish independence.

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HMS Queen Elizabeth, birthed alongside the ship she will replace.

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This new carrier is a potent symbol of a kingdom still united and still

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keen to remain a global force. Those who worked on her covered to

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celebrate the vessel that has kept the shipyards alive. Employing

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10,000 people across the UK. Then, time for the Queen to christen her

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namesake with a distinctly Scottish flavour, a single malt whiskey,

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rather than the traditional champagne. I name this ship Queen

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Elizabeth. May God bless her and all who sail in her.

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The carrier's journey so far has not always run smooth. The pieces came

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together from shipyards across the land. She may be a giant but so is

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the cost. The budget for both ships doubling to over ?6 billion. And the

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Jets not ready yet. Critics say she is too big, too ambitious, a charge

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that the Navy rejects. When you are a big nation you do big things and

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this is one of those journeys. I feel strongly that over the next 50

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years we will look back on this early controversy, these early

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questions and we will say, why were we so shy? Politically today, the

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ship was a potent weapon for the UK Government, fighting to keep

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Scotland in the union. This event is a reminder of just how many jobs

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could depend on the result. It is a proud day for Scotland and for the

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United Kingdom. This is the biggest ship the Royal Navy has ever had

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delivered. And it is a long-term investment in Britain's security.

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Scotland's First Minister returned fire, insisting shipbuilding will

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continue here, come what may. What keeps it safe for the future is not

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the willpower of David Cameron but this magnificent deepwater facility

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and the skills of the workforce. The emphasis has been on the pride and

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prowess of those creating this future flagship, sectoral waves for

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decades to come. But uncertainty remains over the other carrier, the

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Prince of Wales, and whether the next government can afford to run

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two such giants of the ocean. Today, the Red Arrows flew above the ship

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that, for now at least, embodies the kingdom she has been built to

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defend, albeit at greater cost than anyone had planned. Caroline Wyatt,

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BBC News. Wimbledon, and the old guard have

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seen off the young pretenders to reach Sunday's men's final.

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Top seed Novak Djokovic will face seven times champion Roger Federer,

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who won with relative ease against Canadian Milos Raonic

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in straight sets. It was more of a tussle

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for last year's finalist Djokovic who saw off Bulgarian newcomer

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Grigor Dimitrov in four sets. Both players struggled with their

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footwork on a dry Centre Court, with the world number two eventually

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winning to reach his third Wimbledon final in four years.

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To Brazil and the World Cup, where Germany have become the first team

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to book their place in the semi-finals, with a 1-0 victory

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against France. It's the fourth time in a row that the Germans have made

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It's the fourth time in a row that the Germans have made

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playing now. Dan Roan has been watching the action.

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Colombia, who are playing now. Dan Roan has been watching

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the action. It is the most confident of

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footballing countries but today this was a nervous nation. When Brazil

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play, standing room only. In Rio, tens of thousands not lucky enough

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to be at the match gathered on Copacabana to gain advantage point,

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but they knew their team and yet to play like the champions many expect

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them to become. It is so important for us to win this. If we lose, it

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is like losing in our home. It is not good if we lose. What happens if

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you lose? I don't know. Even thinking about it is too much. Kick

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off in this World Cup quarterfinal against Colombia is just minutes

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away. The excitement here is palpable. It is obvious just how

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much this means to so many. Not least the select few who now had to

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deliver. With the pressure ratcheted up once again, some in the build-up

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had questioned Brazil's mental strength. Within seven minutes, they

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provided the perfect riposte. The capped and calm the nerves and gave

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the hosts the lead that they craved. Pandemonium back on Copacabana and

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everywhere else. Colombia, however have arguably been the team of the

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tournament so far and here was why. A warning shot. But this was a

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Brazil that has rarely been seen this summer. Hulk was denied not

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once but twice, as their opponents struggled to stem the tide. In

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Rodriguez, Colombia have the World Cup's leading goal-scorer but he and

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his team are being kept at bay. Brazil have a deserved lead at

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half-time. I can tell you that the 50,000 Brazil fans below me on

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Copacabana beach and 200 million others around the country remain

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very happy indeed because their team is still 1-0 ahead. We are 20

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minutes into the second half and the hosts remain on course for a

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semifinal match on Tuesday against Germany. They now know their

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opponents. We can show you the action when they beat France here in

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Rio at the Maricana Stadium. The German central defender Mats Hummels

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scored a header early on, making it one - zero to Germany. The French

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had no reply and it stayed like that in quite a disappointing game. At

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this stage, it looks like Germany will be playing Brazil. Germany

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going for a fourth World Cup. Brazil are under such phenomenal pressure.

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As far as they are concerned, so far, so good.

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the action. Now they'll be up hill and

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down dale for two days when the Tour de France arrives in Yorkshire

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for the first time this weekend. Nearly 200

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of the world's best cyclists will face more than 200 miles of the most

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beautiful and undulating countryside the county has to offer.

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Danny Savage reports from Harewood near Leeds where

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the race will begin tomorrow. Yorkshire has been asked to go

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yellow for the Tour de France, and the people have responded. Setting

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out old bikes in the right colour all along the route. Some have gone

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a step further, painting whole buildings in King of the Mountains

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colours. And yes, some farmers have decorated their sheep. The man who

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brought the tour here says this is a huge opportunity for the region.

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This is massive for Yorkshire. There are millions of people in the world

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who cannot point to Yorkshire on a map. This will go in 190 countries

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around the world on television so after this weekend everybody will

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know where Yorkshire is. The organisers were given an aerial tour

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which convinced them to come north. On the ground, accountants estimate

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?100 million of extra business is coming here as a result of the Tour

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de France, which is reflected along the route. We have been so much

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busier than usual. Even on wet days, when it can be quiet, we have seen

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so many cyclists. Maybe too many men in Lycra, but there you go. But more

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men in Lycra are on the way. This is the current champion, practising on

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the route. It is out of this world, the way that every town on the

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route, every village has embraced the Tour de France. You see bikes

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everywhere, polka dots everywhere, yellow jerseys everywhere. It is

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really special. The riders will even be marshalled along by French

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police, happy to pose for friendly photos today. And do not

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underestimate the logistics of the tour. All of these police will be

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escorting the pellet on throughout their days in Yorkshire. This is a

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huge exercise in keeping the Tour de France going, and keeping it safe.

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But how much of a challenge will it be? Well, -- will the climbs of the

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Pennines be just speed pumps to the professionals? It has lots of steep

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inclines. It is going to be very, very tough. For the best view, many

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people are tonight camping on the route, in true Yorkshire weather.

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Nice to be in Yorkshire, in the rain. We are getting the tent up so

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we are going to do it. Some riders have expressed concerns about the

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narrow roads and stone walls. And let's hope these don't get in the

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way either. Danny Savage, BBC News, Yorkshire.

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the race will begin tomorrow. That's all from us.

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Now on BBC One, it's time for the news where

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